This year's Keeper of the American Dream Award recipient!

from Ali Noorani, Executive Director, National Immigration Forum

The 10th annual Keepers of the American Dream Awards is just around the corner! It is my pleasure to announce that Lydia G. Tamez, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft Corporation, will be the recipient of this year’s Keepers of the American Dream Award.

Lydia directs all of Microsoft’s U.S. and global immigration programs. A major provider of jobs in this country, Microsoft has a total domestic workforce of over 50,000 people. Most are U.S. workers, but Microsoft also benefits tremendously from the contributions of talented foreign nationals who have come to the United States from over 130 countries. Lydia guides senior management in formulating immigration policies and practices relating to this critical part of the company’s U.S. workforce.

Lydia has played a key role in Microsoft’s efforts to help reform our country’s immigration policies for highly skilled professionals and in Microsoft’s efforts to promote comprehensive immigration reform. She is frequently invited to speak on immigration issues to distinguished organizations in Washington and across the nation.

Lydia also directs the company’s participation in Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice and was instrumental in the establishment of KIND, Inc., a Microsoft and Jolie-Pitt Foundation joint venture to provide pro bono counsel to unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings.

We are delighted to recognize Lydia at this year's Keeper of the American Dream Awards for her tremendous positive impact in the field of immigration.

Join us on December 2 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. as we honor four individuals and organizations, including Lydia Tamez, who embody the spirit of immigrant achievement and the American Dream, who contribute significantly to the well-being of immigrants in America, and who enhance our appreciation of immigrants and the immigrant tradition.

Thanks,

Ali Noorani
Executive Director, National Immigration Forum

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